Pope Francis received a long round of applause at a Vatican summit on Monday after announcing he intends to make children the theme ... Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency’s senior Vatican ...

Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim parents are suing the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education over a policy that prohibits parents from opting their children out of coursework that promotes ...

Every year around this time, the stores begin to display pumpkins and other seasonal fun. Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ...

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., “paused prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormone therapy” for transgender-identifying youth there in response to the directive ...

But it was in his search for a natural explanation that Smith would discover the supernatural: "I had an experience where I was compelled to go into a Catholic Church for no reason, and I did not ...

Pope Francis received a long round of applause at a Vatican summit on Monday after announcing he intends to make children the theme of a new papal document. Titled “Love Them and Protect Them ...

Zac, Ashley, Helene and Dean discuss: Helene’s faith journey, from a “cradle Catholic” and member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps to a mom disillusioned by the church’s sex abuse scandal ...

Autoimmune disorders in children can cause symptoms often mistaken for common childhood illnesses. More precise diagnoses and increased awareness have led to better management. Parents should ...

KOBE—Sorry kids. There will be no more Halloween trick-or-treating at the offices of Japan’s largest yakuza organization if Hyogo prefectural police get their way. The department will submit a ...

(RNS) — During the 20 years of surveys, the respondents reported 16,276 credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors by priests, deacons or religious brothers. (RNS) — Over two decades ...

The Princess of Wales has joined a group of primary school children on a trip to the National Portrait Gallery. Kate took a minibus with the reception class students and held hands with some of ...

Prospélanda ended up at Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, a church-run shelter for potentially trafficked children and unaccompanied ... and others within the Catholic humanitarian networks ...